chích

See also: chich and ch'ich'

Middle Irish

Noun

chích f

1. Lenited form of cích.

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Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *cuk ~ *cuuk ~ *cuək ~ *cak ~ *ciik ~ *c(i)ək (“to prod; to pierce”); cognate with Khmer ចឹក (cək).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕïk̟̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨt̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɨt̚˦˥]

Verb

chích • (刺)

1. to prick
2. (dialectal, of an insect) to sting

   Synonym: đốt

3. (dialectal) to inject (medicine)

   Synonym: tiêm